Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:53 pm CDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters

Oct. 23, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation's dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials, according to state and federal records seen by Reuters.

By Leah Douglas, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters

Oct. 22, 2024 at 2:51 pm CDT

British Columbia has three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among commercial poultry flocks in the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas.

By Geralyn Wichers

Oct. 21, 2024 at 3:10 pm CDT

Bird flu is presumed to have infected four poultry workers in Washington state, making it the sixth U.S. state to identify human cases this year, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Oct. 17, 2024 at 3:17 pm CDT

Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in the sun as rendering plants struggle to process all the dead animals.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters